There Are 2 Wolves Inside of You
Personality tests and metaphors like the two wolves can become traps. Learn why symbols limit your growth—and how to reclaim your messy, real self.
Ramblings
Some days writing flows, other days it stutters. Today's fragments of thought on consistency, resistance, and showing up anyway
Encapsulated Emotions
30 years ago, I was a student, living in one of the campuses in post-communist Bucharest, named Grozavesti. The so-called Romanian Revolution, in which Ceausescu was [...]
Autumn Season
There's something about autumn that I like a lot. I'm not enjoying it, but I deeply resonate with it.
We Can Only Connect The Dots Backwards
Steve Jobs was right. You can't see how pieces fit while living forward. Trust accumulates meaning only when you look back at the pattern you built
The Stranger From Ten Years Ago
Look at photos from ten years ago. That person is a stranger now—different priorities, beliefs, habits. Continuity is the illusion we maintain
Free Falling
Free falling feels like failure until you realize it's flight without control. Surrender isn't giving up—sometimes it's the only way to land safely
Why Do We Have To Go “Deep”?
Surface living feels insufficient because we crave meaning. Going deep—into work, relationships, spirituality—satisfies the hunger shallow existence creates
Before Opening A New Chapter
New chapters require closing old ones properly. Unfinished business bleeds into fresh starts. Clear the deck before turning the page
Identity Thoughts
Identity is fiction we maintain for continuity. The person you were five years ago barely exists. Clinging to outdated identities prevents necessary evolution
Detached Shadows
Shadows follow until you turn toward light. Detachment isn't abandoning shadows—it's refusing to let them dictate direction
2 Ways To Look At The Coronavirus Crisis
Crisis as catastrophe or opportunity. Same situation, different frames. Perspective determines response—victim or adaptor
Free Time Anxiety
Free time creates anxiety when productivity becomes identity. Empty calendar threatens self-worth. The paradox—rest becomes stressful
Softly Breaking Up With Goal-Oriented Productivity
Goal obsession creates anxiety. Breaking up with productivity culture means accepting flow over force. Being versus achieving
The Epic Battle Between The Two Minds
Two minds battle constantly—rational versus emotional, system 1 versus system 2. The epic conflict happens internally every decision
Why I Run Ridiculously Long Distances
When I started to run ridiculously long distances, 2 years ago, people who found out about that were puzzled: “How can you run 200 kilometers, Dragos?
Setting Up A Meeting With Your Future Self
Your future self judges every present decision. Creating explicit dialogues with future-you aligns daily choices with long-term identity and goals
100 Ways To Live A Better Life – 87. Trust Your Emotions
Emotions deliver data about reality. Trusting emotional intelligence means honoring feelings as valid information, not weakness
100 Ways To Live A Better Life – 73. Spend Some Time Alone
Solitude reveals who you are without others' influence. Time alone builds self-knowledge—constant company creates identity confusion
100 Ways To Live A Better Life – 8. Keep A Journal
Journaling creates dialogue with self. Daily writing clarifies thoughts—external record reveals internal patterns